Posted on 07/15/2017 10:59:12 AM PDT by Innovative
Republicans have never been closer to actually repealing large chunks of what they dismiss as “Obamacare.” Within two short weeks, the GOP will likely either be reveling in their unexpected victory or mired in deep infighting over the party’s failure to live up to a pledge it has made over the last seven years.
Some Republicans remain optimistic — and Democrats fearful — that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) can pull off the negotiating tricks necessary, but he still faces an uphill fight in winning the votes to pass the Better Care Reconciliation Act by his tentative deadline of Friday.
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If-if-if??
“If” - Stuttering Obama Remix featuring Trump
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poz6W0znOfk
I trusted Trump enough to vote for him.
As much as I hate this bill, I’ll Trust him on this too.
100% guarantee that Trump will get his healthcare bill in the next few weeks!!!
RINOs Ryan and McConnell
What bill is this referring to? Is it the Pin-the-tail-on-the-Republicans bill by any chance?
It looks to me like the only thing that will change is that the Republicans can now have it be their fault when it craters.
I doubt he really knows or cares what's in this bill. He wants a deal to sign so he can get on to taxes. That's all he cares about.
How would Trump have a plan? He hasn't even staffed the administration yet. A total of 47 Trump nominees have been confirmed across the entire government. At HHS, there are Tom Price and two others. I did a quick spot check of a couple of departments and agencies with which I have some serious familiarity. They are mostly being run by Actings. A couple of these are old pals of mine and are, IMHO, very solid people; I don't even know their personal politics, which is as it should be for career civil servants. But they will not, and should not be, change agents. They are Acting; they will be competent placeholders who will keep the trains running on time, but they will not and should not rock the boat.
I have not been able to find a count on Trump Administration Schedule C's, which do not require Senate confirmation. There are about 1500 Schedule C positions, but they would not ordinarily be filled until the Under Secretaries and other senior political spots are filled. The Cabinet secretaries will have brought a few on board, but most will still be vacant.
This is nine months after the election. The transition is behind where it should have been in January. An entire year has been lost. The 2018 budget must be approved by October 1 and there is virtually no political leadership in any of the departments and agencies beneath the Secretary's office. White House tweets cannot fill the gap. Nor can Jared.
Yes, the dems are slow walking everything. But a majority of the potential nominations have not yet even been made. We can't accuse the Democrats of stalling if a name has not yet been submitted.
Because what you said does not square with his campaign promises I think you’re wrong
This bill does not square with his campaign promises either. That was then, this is now.
He says this is the first of several bills on ObamaCare.
Of course it is. When we reach his campaign promise of better health-care for everyone with lower premiums, lower deductibles, more choices and better service then let me know.
You won’t need me to tell you.
I'm pretty sure I already know the answer.
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